[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1856 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1856

To amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to strengthen 
the promotion of religious freedom in United States foreign policy and 
to reauthorize the United States Commission on International Religious 
                    Freedom, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 2011

   Mr. Wolf (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
 and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services and Oversight 
 and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to strengthen 
the promotion of religious freedom in United States foreign policy and 
to reauthorize the United States Commission on International Religious 
                    Freedom, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``International 
Religious Freedom Act Amendments of 2011''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings; policy.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
                TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 101. Office of International Religious Freedom; Ambassador at 
                            Large for International Religious Freedom.
Sec. 102. Reports.
Sec. 103. Training for Foreign Service officers.
Sec. 104. Programs and allocations of funds by United States missions 
                            abroad.
Sec. 105. Prisoner lists and issue briefs on religious freedom 
                            concerns.
Sec. 106. Interagency report.
        TITLE II--COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Sec. 201. Establishment and composition.
Sec. 202. Commission personnel matters.
Sec. 203. Report of the Commission.
Sec. 204. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 205. Standards of conduct and disclosure.
Sec. 206. Termination.
                    TITLE III--PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS

Sec. 301. Presidential actions in response to violations of religious 
                            freedom.
Sec. 302. Presidential actions in response to particularly severe 
                            violations of religious freedom.
Sec. 303. Consultations.
Sec. 304. Presidential waiver.
Sec. 305. Termination of Presidential actions.
                TITLE IV--PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Sec. 401. Assistance for promoting religious freedom.
                   TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Report on effectiveness of programs to promote religious 
                            freedom.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; POLICY.

    (a) Findings.--Section 2(a) of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6401(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``Both America's history and the experience of other countries 
        demonstrate that the vigorous protection of religious freedom 
        is necessary for democracy to endure, and to yield its social, 
        economic, political, intellectual, and religious benefits to 
        all its citizens. Contemporary scholarship also demonstrates 
        that the absence of religious freedom in a country is causally 
        related not only to the persecution of religious minorities, 
        but also to religious conflict, violence, extremism, and 
        terrorism, including the kind of terrorism that has reached the 
        American homeland.'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``one-half'' and 
        inserting ``two-thirds'';
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ``religious persecution'' 
        and inserting ``persecution''; and
            (4) by striking paragraph (7).
    (b) Policy.--Section 2(b) of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6401(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and nongovernmental 
        organizations'' after ``other governments'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and nongovernmental 
        organizations'' after ``governments'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and nongovernmental 
        organizations'' after ``foreign governments''; and
            (4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``as well as foreign 
        assistance and other programs funded by the United States 
        Government,'' after ``cultural channels,''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 3(3)(A) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 
(22 U.S.C. 6402) is amended by striking ``Committee on International 
Relations'' and inserting ``Committee on Foreign Affairs''.

                TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACTIVITIES

SEC. 101. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM; AMBASSADOR AT 
              LARGE FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

    (a) Establishment of Office.--Section 101(a) of the International 
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6411(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``within the Department of State'' and 
        inserting ``, in the Office of the Secretary of State,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``The Ambassador at 
        Large shall report directly to the Secretary of State.''.
    (b) Duties.--Section 101(c) of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6411(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``responsibility'' and inserting 
                ``responsibilities'';
                    (B) by striking ``shall be to advance'' and 
                inserting the following: ``shall be--
                    ``(A) to advance'';
                    (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(B) to integrate United States international 
                religious freedom policies and religious engagement 
                programs into democracy and civil society programs 
                funded by the United States and into the 
                counterterrorism policies of United States Government 
                departments and agencies, including the Department of 
                Defense, the Department of State, the Department of 
                Homeland Security, and the Department of the 
                Treasury.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``a principal advisor'' 
        and inserting ``the principal advisor'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(C) contacts with nongovernmental organizations 
                that have an impact on the state of religious freedom 
                in their respective societies or regions, or 
                internationally.'';
            (4) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(4) Coordination responsibilities.--The Ambassador at 
        Large shall seek to coordinate all programs, projects, and 
        activities of the United States Government to promote religious 
        freedom and religious engagement abroad, including programs, 
        projects, and activities of the Department of Defense, the 
        Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, the 
        Department of the Treasury, and the United States Agency for 
        International Development.''.
    (c) Funding.--Section 101(d) of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6411(d)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Funding.--The Secretary of State shall provide the Ambassador 
at Large with such funds as may be necessary for the hiring of 
individuals to fill at least 15 full-time-equivalent staff positions, 
including a senior advisor, for the Office, for the conduct of 
investigations by the Office, and for necessary travel to carry out the 
provisions of this section. The Secretary of State shall also provide 
the Ambassador at Large with representational funds equal to that of 
other Ambassadors at Large in the Department of State.''.

SEC. 102. REPORTS.

    (a) Status of Religious Freedom.--Section 102(b)(1) of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6412(b)(1)) is 
amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``September'' and 
        inserting ``May''; and
            (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
        ``Each Annual Report shall be independent and distinct from the 
        most recent Human Rights Reports and shall be made available to 
        the public in such a manner.''.
    (b) Violations of Religious Freedom.--Section 102(b)(1)(B) of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6412(b)(1)(B)) 
is amended in the matter preceding clause (i) by inserting ``whether in 
matters of private belief and practice or the peaceful involvement of 
such groups or members in the political life of a nation,'' after 
``including policies that discriminate against particular religious 
groups or members of such groups,''.
    (c) United States Policies.--Section 102(b)(1)(C) of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6412(b)(1)(C)) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``A description'' and inserting ``A 
        comprehensive description'';
            (2) by striking ``policies in support'' and inserting 
        ``religious engagement policies in support'';
            (3) by inserting ``with respect to each such foreign 
        country'' after ``including a description''; and
            (4) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
        following: ``, and an analysis of the impact of actions by the 
        United States on the status of religious freedom in each 
        country. This section of the report should be country-specific 
        and comprehensive, and should avoid insofar as possible the 
        repetition of standard phrases and sentences to be employed in 
        every country report.''.

SEC. 103. TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 708(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4028(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary of State'' and inserting 
        ``(1) The Secretary of State'';
            (2) in paragraph (1) (as added by paragraph (1) of this 
        subsection)--
                    (A) by striking ``other relevant officials, such 
                as'' and inserting ``relevant officials, including''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``the United States Commission on 
                International Religious Freedom established under 
                section 201(a) of such Act,'' after ``1998,''
            (3) by redesignating the subsequent paragraphs (1) through 
        (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) Such training shall, at a minimum, be a separate, 
independent, and required segment of each of the following:
            ``(A) The A-100 course attended by all Foreign Service 
        Officers.
            ``(B) The courses required of every Foreign Service Officer 
        prior to a posting abroad, each segment to be tailored to the 
        religious demography, status of religious freedom, and United 
        States strategies for advancing religious freedom, in the 
        receiving country.
            ``(C) The courses required of all deputy chiefs of mission 
        and all chiefs of mission.''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State, with the assistance of the 
Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom appointed under 
section 101(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6411(b)) and the Director of the George P. Schultz National 
Foreign Affairs Training Center and in consultation with the United 
States Commission on International Religious Freedom established under 
section 201(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6431(a)), shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate a comprehensive plan for administering training for Foreign 
Service officers required under section 708 of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028), as amended by subsection (a).

SEC. 104. PROGRAMS AND ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS BY UNITED STATES MISSIONS 
              ABROAD.

    Section 106 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6415) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``It 
        is the sense of Congress'' and inserting ``It is the policy of 
        the United States''; and
            (2) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ``should'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``shall''.

SEC. 105. PRISONER LISTS AND ISSUE BRIEFS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
              CONCERNS.

    (a) Increased Advocacy.--Section 108(a) of the International 
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6417(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Sense of Congress'' and 
        inserting ``Increased Advocacy'';
            (2) by striking ``it is the sense of Congress that''; and
            (3) by striking ``should promote'' and inserting ``shall 
        promote''.
    (b) Availability of Information.--Section 108(c) of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6417(c)) is 
amended by striking ``, as appropriate,''.

SEC. 106. INTERAGENCY REPORT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
heads of other relevant United States Government departments and 
agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Department of 
Homeland Security, the Department of the Treasury, and the United 
States Agency for International Development, shall submit to Congress a 
report on the best uses of United States foreign assistance to promote 
religious freedom and religious engagement abroad.
    (b) Timing.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
issued not later than 6 months after the date on which the first report 
required under section 102(b) of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6412(b)) is transmitted to Congress after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.

        TITLE II--COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION.

    (a) Membership.--Section 201(b)(1)(B) of the International 
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(b)(1)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
        ``Nine'' and inserting ``nine'';
            (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``President pro tempore'' 
        and inserting ``leadership''; and
            (3) in clause (iii), by striking ``Speaker'' and inserting 
        ``leadership''.
    (b) Terms.--Section 201(c) of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``to a 
                second term''; and
                    (B) by striking the third and fourth sentences;
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``during the 
                period May 15, 2003, through May 14, 2005,'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking ``president 
                        pro tempore''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``President pro tempore'' 
                        each place it appears and inserting 
                        ``leadership'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (D)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking 
                        ``speaker''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Speaker'' each place it 
                        appears and inserting ``leadership''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (E)--
                            (i) by striking ``2003'' and inserting 
                        ``2012''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``2004'' and inserting 
                        ``2013''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Ineligibility for reappointment.--If a member of the 
        Commission attends, by being physically present or by 
        conference call, less than 75 percent of the meetings of the 
        Commission during the member's terms on the Commission, the 
        member shall not be eligible for reappointment to the 
        Commission.''.
    (c) Election of Chair and Executive Committee.--Section 201(d) of 
the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(d)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the heading, by inserting ``and Executive 
        Committee'' after ``Chair'';
            (2) by striking ``At'' and inserting the following: ``(1) 
        Chair.--At'';
            (3) in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (2) of 
        this subsection, by striking ``May 30'' and inserting ``May 
        1''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Executive committee.--
                    ``(A) In general.--At the first meeting of the 
                Commission after May 1 of each calendar year, a 
                majority of the members of the Commission present and 
                voting shall elect the Executive Committee of the 
                Commission.
                    ``(B) Composition.--The Executive Committee shall 
                be composed of--
                            ``(i) the Chair of the Commission; and
                            ``(ii) two other members of the Commission 
                        appointed under subsection (b)(1)(B), who shall 
                        serve as Vice-Chairs of the Commission, and at 
                        least one of whom has been appointed under 
                        subsection (b)(1)(B) by an official whose 
                        political party is not the same political party 
                        as the official who appointed the member of the 
                        Commission who has been elected the Chair of 
                        the Commission.''.
    (d) Applicability.--A member of the United States Commission on 
International Religious Freedom who is serving on the Commission on the 
date of enactment of this Act shall continue to serve on the Commission 
until the expiration of the current term of the member under the terms 
and conditions for membership on the Commission as in effect on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 202. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    Section 204 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6432b) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and such other 
        additional personnel'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``and other personnel'' 
        each place it appears; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking the first sentence and inserting 
                the following: ``The Executive Director shall have the 
                authority to hire Commission staff on the basis of 
                professional and nonpartisan qualifications and fix 
                their compensation as may be necessary to enable the 
                Commission to perform its duties and without regard to 
                the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
                chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
                classification of positions and General Schedule pay 
                rates, except that the rate of pay for such staff may 
                not exceed the rate payable for level V of the 
                Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking the second sentence and inserting 
                the following: ``The Executive Director shall have the 
                authority to terminate Commission staff and shall have 
                such other authorities as necessary to ensure the 
                effective and efficient operation of the Commission.''.

SEC. 203. REPORT OF THE COMMISSION.

    Section 205(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 
(22 U.S.C. 6433(a)) is amended by striking ``May'' and inserting 
``November''.

SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 207 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6435) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$3,000,000 for the 
        fiscal year 2003'' and inserting ``$4,300,000 for each of the 
        fiscal years 2012 through 2018''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``The Commission may use not more than 5 percent of funds made 
        available to carry out this title for a fiscal year for 
        official reception and representation to help fulfill the 
        purposes for which the Commission was established.''.

SEC. 205. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND DISCLOSURE.

    Section 208 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6435a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``, except that the 
        Commission may not expend more than $100,000 in any fiscal year 
        to procure such services''; and
            (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``International 
        Relations'' and inserting ``Foreign Affairs''.

SEC. 206. TERMINATION.

    Section 209 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6436) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2011'' and 
inserting ``September 30, 2018''.

                    TITLE III--PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS

SEC. 301. PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO VIOLATIONS OF RELIGIOUS 
              FREEDOM.

    Section 401(b)(2) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 
1998 (22 U.S.C. 6441(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Deadline for actions.--Not later than 90 days after 
        the date of the submission of the report required under section 
        102(b), the President shall take action under any of paragraphs 
        (1) through (15) of section 405(a) (or commensurate action in 
        substitution thereto) with respect to each foreign country the 
        government of which has engaged in or tolerated violations of 
        religious freedom at any time since the date of submission of 
        the report required under section 102(b) for the preceding 
        year, except that in the case of action under any of paragraphs 
        (9) through (15) of section 405(a) (or commensurate action in 
        substitution thereto) the action may only be taken after the 
        President makes a determination that the requirements of 
        sections 403 and 404 have been satisfied.''.

SEC. 302. PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO PARTICULARLY SEVERE 
              VIOLATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

    (a) Designations of Countries of Particular Concern for Religious 
Freedom.--Section 402(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 
1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``Not later than September 
                        1 of each year'' and inserting ``Not later than 
                        90 days after the submission of the report 
                        required under section 102(b)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``or since the date'' and 
                        all that follows through ``The President'' and 
                        inserting ``and''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``September 1 
                of the respective year'' and inserting ``the date of 
                submission of the report required under section 
                102(b)'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``Whenever'' and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Whenever'';
                    (B) by striking ``as soon as practicable'' and 
                inserting ``not later than 120 days'';
                    (C) by redesignating the subsequent subparagraphs 
                (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and 
                moving the margins of such clauses 2 ems to the right;
                    (D) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (E) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (F) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(iii) the actions taken, the purposes of 
                        the actions taken, and evaluation of the 
                        effectiveness of the actions taken.''; and
                    (G) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraphs:
                    ``(B) Countries recommended by the commission.--If 
                the President does not designate a country as a country 
                of particular concern for religious freedom under 
                paragraph (1)(A) that the Commission has recommended be 
                so designated, the President shall submit to Congress a 
                report that contains the reasons therefor.
                    ``(C) Removal of designation.--A country that is 
                designated as a country of particular concern for 
                religious freedom under paragraph (1)(A) shall retain 
                such designation until the President determines and 
                reports to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
                House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
                Relations of the Senate that the country should no 
                longer be so designated.''.
    (b) Presidential Actions With Respect to Countries of Particular 
Concern for Religious Freedom.--Section 402(c)(5) of the International 
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442(c)(5)) is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence, by adding at the end before the 
        period the following: ``and include a description of the impact 
        of the designation of such sanction or sanctions''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``The President 
        shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
        of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
        the Senate a report explaining why the decision was made that 
        one or more of such sanctions also satisfy the requirements of 
        this subsection.''.

SEC. 303. CONSULTATIONS.

    Section 403(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 
(22 U.S.C. 6443(a)) is amended by striking ``As soon as practicable'' 
and inserting ``Not later than 90 days''.

SEC. 304. PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER.

    Section 407 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6447) is amended by inserting ``for a 180-day period'' after 
``may waive''.

SEC. 305. TERMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS.

    Section 409 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6449) is amended by striking ``on the earlier of'' and all that 
follows through ``Upon'' and inserting ``upon''.

                TITLE IV--PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

SEC. 401. ASSISTANCE FOR PROMOTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

    Section 501 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 2151n note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(c) Availability of Amounts.--Of the amounts made available for 
the Human Rights and Democracy Fund for fiscal years 2012 through 2018, 
the Secretary of State shall provide to the Office not less than 5 
percent of such amounts for each such fiscal year for the promotion of 
international religious freedom through groups that are able to develop 
legal protections and promote cultural and societal understanding of 
international norms of religious freedom.''.

                   TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 501. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS 
              FREEDOM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
    (b) Consultation.--The Comptroller General shall consult with the 
appropriate congressional committees and nongovernmental organizations 
for purposes of preparing the report.
    (c) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall include the 
following:
            (1) A review of the effectiveness of all United States 
        Government programs to promote international religious freedom, 
        including their goals and objectives.
            (2) An assessment of the roles and functions of the Office 
        on International Religious Freedom established in section 
        101(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
        U.S.C. 6411(a)) and the relationship of the Office to other 
        offices in the Department of State.
            (3) A review of the role of the Ambassador at Large for 
        International Religious Freedom appointed under section 101(b) 
        of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
        6411(b)) and the placement of such position within the 
        Department of State.
            (4) A review and assessment of the goals and objectives of 
        the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom 
        established under section 201(a) of the International Religious 
        Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(a)).
            (5) A comparative analysis of the structure of the United 
        States Commission on International Religious Freedom as an 
        independent non-partisan entity in relation to other United 
        States advisory commissions, whether or not such commissions 
        are under the direct authority of Congress.
            (6) A review of the relationship between the Ambassador at 
        Large for International Religious Freedom and the United States 
        Commission on International Religious Freedom, and possible 
        reforms that would improve the ability of both to reach their 
        goals and objectives.
    (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
congressional committees'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 
of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6402).
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